Ornament with securing means

ABSTRACT

A small button like device is adapted to receive an ornament on one side and is contoured on the other side. This other side is provided with means for detachably securing same to the exposed navel of a wearer by a combination of suction, friction and adhesion.

United States Patent 11 1 Davis, Sr.

[ Aug. 27, 1974 1 1 ORNAMENT WITH SECURING MEANS [76] inventor: John N.Davis, Sr., Ten Stanley Oval, Westfield, Fayetteville, NC. 07090 L 22Filed: Apr. 4, 1972 21 App]. No.: 240,989

[52] US. Cl 63/2, 24/90 A, 24/108, 24/D1G. 17, 63/29 R, 63/D1G. l, D45/1R.

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161/19, 21, 32, 42, 23, 43, 54, 47; 63/2, 12, 29 R, DIG. l; 24/D1G. 17,98-108, 73 PS, 90 A; 132/1 R; 131/242; 2/245; 36/1; 220/D1G.

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Primary EtaminerGeorge F. Lesmes Assistant Examiner-Henry F. EpsteinAttorney, Agent, or FirmShlesinger, Arkwright, Garvey & Dinsmore [57]ABSTRACT A small button like device is adapted to receive an ornament onone side and is contoured on the other side. This other side is providedwith means for detachably securing same to the/exposed navel of a wearerby a combination of suction, friction and adhe- 1 Claim, 4 DrawingFigures ORNAMENT WITH SECURING MEANS FIELD OF THE INVENTION My inventionis directed toward ornaments and other decorative objects which can beworn detachably on a support which itself can be detachably secured tothe exposed navel of a wearer.

SUMMARY The support takes the form of a small button like devicecontoured on one side for detachably securing the device to the navel bya combination of suction, friction and adhesion.

The other side of the device is adapted to detachably receive adecorative object which in general can be of the type of suitable sizeand weight to be worn comfortably on earrings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a front elevation of my invention in use;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail section taken along line 22 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation of one of the parts of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation of the part shown in FIG. 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS ing from a rear surface 16which serves as an adhesive plane. These lips together with surface 16form a vacuum cup. The outer convex surface of the lips 14 form afriction surface. I

Surface 16 can have a protective removable backing film exposingadhesive means such as an adhesive layer 30.

In use, the device is placed firmly in the navel and finger pressure isused to progressively pull the skin outward immediately surrounding thenavel to produce a combined suction cup and adhesive securing action.The overlying skin pressing against the outer convex surface of the lipsprovides an additional friction clasping action which holds the devicein place.

A suitable decoration 20 can be secured to a disc 22.

The disc can have a rearwardly extending axial post 24 adapted toslidably engage an axial bore 26 extending inward from the front surface28 of the device whereby the structure is complete. Other securingmethods can be used to attach the decoration to the device.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to thedrawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual scope.

Having thus described this invention, what I claim is:

1. Means for securing an ornament comprising:

a. a small button-like member adapted on one side to be detachablysecured to the navel of a wearer,

b. said one side of said member being so contoured and including lip andadhesive means whereby said member is detachably held in place by acombination of suction, friction and adhesion, and

c. ornament means including a decorative object of suitable size andweight of the type adapted to be worn comfortably on earrings,

(I. said ornament means being detachably secured to I

1. Means for securing an ornament comprising: a. a small button-likemember adapted on one side to be detachably secured to the navel of awearer, b. said one side of said member being so contoured and includinglip and adhesive means whereby said member is detachably held in placeby a combination of suction, friction and adhesion, and c. ornamentmeans including a decorative object of suitable size and weight of thetype adapted to be worn comfortably on earrings, d. said ornament meansbeing detachably secured to the other side of said member, e. said theother side of said member including a bore and said ornament meansincluding a post engagable with said bore.